Pale Horse

What Came Before

Time is running out for the human race. First it was the test, a contained release of the KV-27a virus by its creators at Project Eden. It proved so successful that the world gave it a name, the Sage Flu, and collectively breathed a sigh of relief when it seemed to burn itself out.

It left its scars, though, on Army Captain Daniel Ash and his children, Josie and Brandon. His wife was one of the Sage Flu’s first victims, and he was later accused of being the man responsible for its release. Ash had nothing to do with the spread of the disease, but he did plan on doing something to keep it from happening again.

Aligning himself with a group that worked out of a secret facility in Montana, calling itself the Resistance, Ash, along with several others, went in search of the Project’s headquarters, a place known as Bluebird, in hopes of stopping Project Eden’s true plan — the removal of over ninety-nine percent of mankind so that humanity could have a restart.

He found Bluebird on Yanok Island above the Arctic Circle, where he ran into former Project member Olivia Silva. She, too, had been looking for Bluebird, but while it seemed their goals were the same, she was not entirely forthcoming.

Back in Montana, at the Resistance’s headquarters known as the Ranch, a Project Eden attack squad was spotted heading their way. Having no choice, Resistance leader Matt Hamilton sealed up the underground bunker where members were hiding. Two people were not able to make it inside on time. One was Daniel Ash’s son, Brandon.

At Bluebird, Ash, Olivia, and the people they’d brought along took over the Project Eden control room. Ash was relieved when they were able to stop the virus’s release, but the feeling was short-lived as Olivia revealed her true plan and input the go code.

As her finger hovered over the keyboard, Ash aimed his gun at her, and…